11/12/2025
Dear Friends and Patients,
After several wonderful years serving the Sweeny Community, I want to personally share some news. My Family and I have made the decision to return home to Utah to be closer to our extended family. Leaving Sweeny and this incredible community is bittersweet – it’s been an honor to care for you, laugh with you, and be part of your lives.
While I’ll deeply miss everyone here, I leave knowing you’ll be in excellent hands. Dr. Jared Packard, who many of you have already met over the past year, will be taking over the practice. Dr. Packard brings years of experience from California, and Houston, and has quickly come to love the small-town warmth that makes Sweeny Special.
Dr. Packard and his wife have four children who attend school in nearby Danbury, where they stay busy with sports and community activities. Professionally, Dr. Packard is passionate about creating healthy, confident smiles through cosmetic dentistry and early orthodontic intervention. He’s also deeply committed to addressing oral infection and disease – and takes a proactive approach to ensuring his patients’ overall health and comfort.
Our amazing team at Sweeny Family Dental will remain right here, continuing to care for you with the same familiar faces you’ve come to know. We may even add a few new team members soon to help things run a little more efficiently – but our small-town service and commitment to personalized care will always stay the same.
Thank you for the trust and friendship you’ve shown me and our team. I’ll forever be grateful for the memories and relationships built here. Please join me in welcoming Dr. Packard and his family as they continue to grow Sweeny Family Dental into the next chapter.
With gratitude and warm regards,
Dr. Derek Funk
-From Dr. Jared Packard:
I want to sincerely thank Dr. Funk for the foundation he’s built here and for the opportunity to continue caring for this community. It’s been a joy getting to know so many of you already, and I’m excited to keep building those relationships.
My family and I are thrilled to call this area home, and I look forward to earning your trust and continuing the legacy of quality, compassionate dental care that Sweeny Family Dental is known for.
Thank you for welcoming us into your lives and for allowing me to be a part of your family’s dental care.
Warmly,
Dr. Jared Packard
Sweeny Family Dental